Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-10-15

the knights OF Labor convention at kMinne-
apolls and an answer was received telling
the men to hold cut and they would re-
ceive support from the Knights throughout
the country.
At Springfield, Mass, Ex-Gov. VIII
liam B. Washburn, of Greenfield dropped
dead a,.l on the platform at city all at the
mission, little befor 10o'clock. He was
67 years of age He began his public life in
1851, being sent to the legislature: served in
the 3Sth, 18th and 4lst and And congresses;
from 1871 to 1874 served as Governor, and
filled the vacancy in the U. s.. Senate caused
by the death of Charles Sumner
At New York City, the members of
the O'Connor family, father, mother and
two sons, who were convicted Of having
robbed and assaulted young English
woman named May E. HARDWOOD in their
rooms on East Forty seventh street, were
sentenced by Judge Cowing to state prison
for sixteen years each.
At New York City, Mrs. Ella
Robinson, the wife of Charles Robinson, a
wholesale hard ware merchant Of Louisville,
jumped from a third-story front window
and sustained injuries from which she
died a few hours later. The lady was
about thirty years Of age. Sickness had
rendered her insane.
twenty-five passengers were killed
and perhaps 80 injured on the Chicago &
Alton R. R., near Kouths, Ind, Monday
night, the sleeper and four coaches of a
passenger train, having a disabled engine,
being telescoped by following freight.
The New York Commercial Bulle-
| tins fire record for September shows an
aa sc gre cat loss Of s79sS75s against
for the first nine months of the current year
is S93, 1S3, $780, against $50, 600 for the cor
responding period of 1886.
Gen. Pitcairn Morrison, United
States Army, (retired) aged nine-two has
died at Baltimore, Md. He was native of
New York city, and in 1920 was appointed
second lieutenant of artillery in the regu-
lar army He was subsequently transferred
to the infantry.
Rev. L. K. Beecher, nominated by
the Greenback party of New York for sec
rotary of state, said to reporter that he
would accept the nomination and would
publish an address to the people.
William Walter Phelps of New
Jersey is out in an interview declaring him.
self a candidate for the New Jersey senator.
ship to succeed Senator Mcpherson, whose
term expires in 1889.
A rumor has prevailed at New York
that President Garrett, of the Baltimore
Ohio R. R., is insane, made so by menta
trouble. The rumor is also denied.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has purchased the Baltimore & Ohio
telegraph system, for the reported sum Of
! $5,OJO,OUO.
The Bryn Magr hotel, favorite
hostelry, 10 miles from Philadelphia, Pa
owned by the Pennsylvania r. R. has beer
burned.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The controller of the currency has
issued a call for reports of the condition O.
all national banks at the close Of bushes.
Oct 5.
Surgeon General Hamilton has re-
ceived a dispatch from Deputy Collector
Spencer at Tampa, Fla, saying yellow fe
yer is reported there.
The report that Judge Manning
minister to Mexico, has resigned, i.
state, and it is not believed that he ha!
any intention of giving up his mission.
With a parade of nearly every mil
itia company in the city, of her fire depart
ment, several thousand citizens and ove1
3OO Wheelman, q continuous blaze of fire
works for an hour and big outpouring Of
people, the City of Washington publicly
welcomed ex-Gov. Alex R. Shepherd bacf
to his native city after long sojourn il
Mexico.
| Before leaving on his western trip
President Cleveland rendered the position
of first assistant secretary of state to Judge
E. d. White of Louisiana Judge. Whit,
was candidate for the vacant chief justice
snip OF the supreme court, and brought tx
the PRESIDENT most powerful backing. The
PRESIDENT was favorably impressed will
him, and being unable to place him on tn.
bench, rendered him to the vacant place il
the state department. Judge White de
clined.
The most striking feature of thu
financial situation at present, is the effort O
the treasury department to increase th
amount Of public money held by the de
creased the amount which can be held b1
one bank from $4,000 to S1,OOO,0OO, ani
has increased the percentage of funds whicl
banks cen hold upon bonds deposited. I
is estimated that at least s., 100000 of th
treasury surplus will be promptly put int,
c!rculatlOn IN this way in New York city
alone, several of the large banks proposin;
to increase their deposits.
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